In opening statements of Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial, the prosecution went into a lengthy defense of the value and importance of circumstantial evidence. “A lot of times people hear, ‘Oh, it’s just a ...

The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments in the appeal of Nicholas Firkus’ conviction for murdering his wife in St. Paul and then took an unusual step: The justices asked for more information from ...

A: Circumstantial evidence does not directly prove an element of the alleged misconduct, but provides information from which the trier of fact may draw reasonable inferences to reach a conclusion, or ...